18/05/2020

Tower Of Power "Step Up" (2020) -Soul / Funk-



Label : Artistry Music


États-Unis 01 - East Bay, All The Way! (David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith & Jerry Cortez)
02 - Step Up (Emilio Castillo & Roger Smith)
03 - The Story Of You And I (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Who Would Have Thought (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Nick Lane & Lamont Van Hook)
05 - Addicted To You (Emilio Castillo & Sidney Justin)
06 - Look In My Eyes (Thomas William Schuman, Francis Rocco Prestia & Kevin Henry Whalum)
07 - You Da One (Thomas William Schuman, Francis Rocco Prestia & Sennie Rudolph Martin)
08 - Sleeping With You Baby (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
09 - If It's Tea Give Me Coffee (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & William Ross)
10 - Beyond My Wildest Dreams (Bruce Conte)
11 - Any Excuse Will Do (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Lenny Pickett & Emilio Castillo)
12 - If You Wanna Be A Winner (David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith, Jerry Cortez & Emilio Castillo)
13 - Let's Celebrate Our Love (Emilio Castillo & Mark Dolin)
14 - East Bay! Oaktown All The Way! (David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith & Jerry Cortez)


Producers : Joe Vannelli & Emilio Castillo
Executive Producers : Gretchen Valade & Denny Stillwell
Senior Director A&R : Will Wakefield
Recorded & Mixed at Blue Moon Studio, Agoura Hills, CA
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Joe Vannelli
Assistant Engineer : Joe Primeau
Additional Recording : Track Shack Studio, Sacramento, CA
Recording Engineer : Peter De Leon
Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA

Emilio Castillo : Bandleader, 2nd Tenor Sax (All Tracks), Lead vocal (06, 11), Background vocals (All Tracks)
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax (All Tracks)
Francis Rocco Prestia : Bass (All Tracks)
David Garibaldi : Drums (All Tracks), Timbales (01, 07, 12), Solo (14)
Roger Smith : Hammond B3 Organ (All Tracks except 06), Solo (01-03), Keyboards (06, 09, 13), Solo (05, 06), Lead vocal (07)
Jerry Cortez : Rhythm Guitars (All Tracks), Solo (02, 03, 06, 10, 14), Baritone Guitar (02, 06, 11), 12-String Guitar (02), Slide Guitar '03, 06, 09), Electric Sitar (04), Lap Steel Guitar (08), Background vocals (01, 04, 07, 13, 14)
Tom Politzer : 1st Tenor Sax (All Tracks), Solo (01, 04-06, 08-10, 12-14), Alto Sax Solo (03, 11)
Adolfo Acosta : Trumpet (All Tracks), Solo (01, 04), Flugelhorn (04-06), Solo (08)
Sal Cracchiolo : Trumpet (All Tracks), Solo (09), Flugelhorn (04, 06)
Marcus Scott : Lead vocal (03, 08, 13), Background vocals (8, 11, 13)
Ray Greene : Lead vocal (02, 04, 05, 09, 10, 12), Background vocals (02, 03, 05-07, 09-12), Trombone (All Tracks)
Joe Vannelli : Keyboards, Additional Percussion (All Tracks), Vibes (03, 05, 06, 10), Marimba (13)
ToP Strings : Violins & Cellos (04, 05, 08)
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax (12)
Leah Meux & Tiwana Porter : Background vocals (02, 03, 05-07, 11, 13 ; Recorded at Track Shack)
Melanie Jackson : Background vocals (08, 10)
Dave Eskridge : Horn & String Arrangements